There's a lesson in all this MOT business. At each stage through this 4 week process to get the MOT we thought we could solve the immediate problem with a small bit of work, saving time and money. But each step forward revealed a bigger step that needed to be taken.
In the end we used the sledgehammer of changing everything for new parts on the back axle, drums, shoes, cylinders and pipework.
No one sells second hand brake parts, because of the liability involved if they are faulty, so new was the only and costliest option.
As Adam fitted the new brake shoes he noticed that the old ones had holes that put the return spring in more tension, which would have lead to their application being uneven.
The lesson in this is not "Don't scrimp and don't try shortcuts" because that rule can only be applied with hindsight. The lesson is more specific "Check the springs before you fork out for a new brake system."
The bus is now outside my home, MOT'd, taxed and ready to go.
Jobs left to do include;
Plumbing in the sink, the shower tray and the taps,
Building a solar collector on the roof,
Getting a lock for the door and fuel cap
Testing the fuel tank for leaks,
Filling it up and
Renting a Womble costume for the big departure which will be on the 12th.*
(*Subject to the fuel tank not bursting when I fill it up)
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